Ali Abdaal

Wow, this person has so many other advantages over me. I don't know much about the medical industry, but in law, it's just like that too. You feel like, oh, finally, I got through law school. You get hired at a firm that takes the top 10% of law schools. Great, now I'm at the bottom again, right? So it's just never ending.

And you end up feeling that imposter syndrome for years and years and years and years. It's just, you're basically your own worst critic.

And you end up feeling that imposter syndrome for years and years and years and years. It's just, you're basically your own worst critic.

And you end up feeling that imposter syndrome for years and years and years and years. It's just, you're basically your own worst critic.

Yeah, what do you do about it? The first step is always awareness, right? Okay, everybody feels this way. And if they say they don't, there's a really statistically good chance that they're lying about that. And if you drink enough whiskey with enough lawyers, you'll find out that everybody kind of thought, holy crap, I didn't even think I was going to pass the bar exam.

Yeah, what do you do about it? The first step is always awareness, right? Okay, everybody feels this way. And if they say they don't, there's a really statistically good chance that they're lying about that. And if you drink enough whiskey with enough lawyers, you'll find out that everybody kind of thought, holy crap, I didn't even think I was going to pass the bar exam.

Yeah, what do you do about it? The first step is always awareness, right? Okay, everybody feels this way. And if they say they don't, there's a really statistically good chance that they're lying about that. And if you drink enough whiskey with enough lawyers, you'll find out that everybody kind of thought, holy crap, I didn't even think I was going to pass the bar exam.

How did I get hired here, right? It's only a matter of time. And everyone has that. So when you realize that that's a universal feeling, it makes it a hell of a lot easier. And as you gain experience and you realize that everybody is winging it and you start to specialize in your area, it starts to go away gradually as you build professional competency in whatever you are doing.

How did I get hired here, right? It's only a matter of time. And everyone has that. So when you realize that that's a universal feeling, it makes it a hell of a lot easier. And as you gain experience and you realize that everybody is winging it and you start to specialize in your area, it starts to go away gradually as you build professional competency in whatever you are doing.

How did I get hired here, right? It's only a matter of time. And everyone has that. So when you realize that that's a universal feeling, it makes it a hell of a lot easier. And as you gain experience and you realize that everybody is winging it and you start to specialize in your area, it starts to go away gradually as you build professional competency in whatever you are doing.

I wouldn't say it goes away entirely for a lot of people. I mean, I'm 44. That ship sailed a long time ago for me. However... I've been in podcasting for 17 years. A lot of people, it's new, right? And they'll go, oh, I'm never gonna be able to do this. And I'm like, I remember thinking that exact same thing.

I wouldn't say it goes away entirely for a lot of people. I mean, I'm 44. That ship sailed a long time ago for me. However... I've been in podcasting for 17 years. A lot of people, it's new, right? And they'll go, oh, I'm never gonna be able to do this. And I'm like, I remember thinking that exact same thing.

I wouldn't say it goes away entirely for a lot of people. I mean, I'm 44. That ship sailed a long time ago for me. However... I've been in podcasting for 17 years. A lot of people, it's new, right? And they'll go, oh, I'm never gonna be able to do this. And I'm like, I remember thinking that exact same thing.

So as you build real skills and you get actual real life feedback on something, you realize you're not faking it, right? If you're a doctor for a decade and people are like, you saved my son's life, eventually you start to think, maybe I do know what I'm doing. I did take out that kidney and that person survived. You know, there's a lot of objective feedback that says you're doing it right.

So as you build real skills and you get actual real life feedback on something, you realize you're not faking it, right? If you're a doctor for a decade and people are like, you saved my son's life, eventually you start to think, maybe I do know what I'm doing. I did take out that kidney and that person survived. You know, there's a lot of objective feedback that says you're doing it right.

So as you build real skills and you get actual real life feedback on something, you realize you're not faking it, right? If you're a doctor for a decade and people are like, you saved my son's life, eventually you start to think, maybe I do know what I'm doing. I did take out that kidney and that person survived. You know, there's a lot of objective feedback that says you're doing it right.

But it takes a long time.

But it takes a long time.

But it takes a long time.

He's done. He's cooked. Yeah. That comparison is also that sort of pure fuel on the fire for imposter syndrome. The comparison thing almost never ends. However, once you start gaining professional competency in something, you start comparing yourself a little bit more fairly, unless, of course, this has just gone wild in your head, in which case it's helpful to literally talk to a therapist.